Keene, MI is a small town located in northern Michigan. It has a diverse population of residents and provides a peaceful atmosphere to its citizens. The local government is led by Mayor Jeff Smith, who was originally elected in 2016. The city council consists of six members and is responsible for making decisions on all matters related to the local community, including taxation, public safety, zoning regulations, and other civic duties. In addition to the mayor and city council, Keene also has several committees and advisory boards that work to ensure that the people of Keene have their voices heard in local politics. These include the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, Education Advisory Committee, and Neighborhood Planning Commission among others. All of these entities are actively seeking input from residents on important topics such as housing availability and economic development. Overall, the politics of Keene are committed to improving the quality of life for all its citizens through effective communication between local leaders and their constituents.
The political climate in Keene, MI is strongly conservative.
Ionia County, MI is strongly conservative. In Ionia County, MI 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ionia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 33.8%.
Ionia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Keene, MI is strongly conservative.
Ionia County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Michigan is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Keene, Michigan: R R r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Keene, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 550 contributions totaling $28,736 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 176 contributions totaling $24,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)